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Metaphysical PoetrySee discussion under metaphysical poets, below.
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Metaphysical Poetry??? Jacobean and Caroline periods.
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Metaphysical Poetrypoetry "unified by a philosophical conception of the universe and of the role assigned to the human spirit in the great drama of existence"
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Metaphysical PoetryThe term metaphysical was applied to a style of 17th Century poetry first by John Dryden and later by Dr. Samuel Johnson because of the highly intellectual and often abstruse imagery involved. Chief among the metaphysical poets are John Donne, George Herbert, Richard Crashaw, Andrew Marvell, and Henry Vaughan. While their poetry is widely varied (t [..]
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Metaphysical Poetrylike "Impressionist painting," originally a term of opprobrium used to describe a new poetic style in which the metaphors and similes of Petrarchan style were vastly exaggerated, oft [..]
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